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Garage door top panel buckling.
The opener arm forces the door panel to buckle downwards rather than pushing it outwards to shut the door.
My door opener is a overhead door silent max xl.
Homeowners install struts to support the door and ensure it doesn t bend under pressure.
Struts are steel bars installed at the top of your garage door to support it while it opens and closes to prevent bending and buckling.
Cost 60 00 for us to repair the garage door.
Your door has been exposed to extreme weather.
We used 3 six foot l shaped metal bars with pre drilled holes.
Cost 900 00 for a professional to do the work.
The arm travels forwards the door buckles inwards and the arm overtakes the panel.
If your door gets hit by a huge gust of wind chances are it will buckle without a strut to support it.
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This is to fix the fatigue and stren.
After closer inspection i found a fatigue fracture in the steel.
What happens is when going down about half way down the door stalls but the opener keeps moving so the top panel buckles until the door jerks back.
I just installed the new steel door and opener a few days ago and the buckling has all ready caused a permanent crease in the top panel.
Garage door started sagging and popping this last week.